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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

FINALS UPDATE:Dancing with the Stars (1.6) and The Big Bang Theory (3.5) and The Voice (2.7) and Gotham (1.2) adjusted up while Conviction (0.7) and 2 Broke Girls (1.5) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

On the last Monday with an original The Big Bang Theory, most of the CBS lineup was fairly status quo; Big Bang (3.4) and Kevin Can Wait (2.1) each matched last week's finals, 2 Broke Girls (1.6) inched down from last week, and Scorpion (1.3) was steady as well. However, The Odd Couple (1.1) emerged as a weak link out of the gate, dropping nearly a third of its 2 Broke Girls lead-in at 9:30. It's a show that has always had competent retention of Big Bang's live viewership, but this looked more like the series that bombed when left on its own for the finale back in May.

On the CW, Supergirl (0.9) was down a couple tenths in its second week on its new network, but still shows potential to be the network's second-biggest series. After wasting last week's breakthrough premiere on a No Tomorrow encore (only to see that show drop 48% in its regular timeslot), this week brought the return of Jane the Virgin (0.4) at 9/8c. 0.4 was Jane's most frequent rating last season, but doesn't look quite as strong with a lead-in of this size.

The new dramas at 10/9c tried to hang on in their third weeks; if they actually hold in finals, Timeless (1.5) would be up week-to-week, and Conviction (0.8) steady. But their half-hour breakdowns (1.8/1.3 and 0.8/0.7 respectively) suggest they could be vulnerable to downticks in finals. It still may go down as a not-bad week for Timeless' prospects, since The Voice (2.6) was down at least a couple tenths week-to-week. Dancing with the Stars (1.5/1.6) was steady-ish for ABC.

On Fox, Lucifer (1.1) got back last week's lost tenth, while Gotham had yet another 1.1.

FULL TABLE (FINALS):

Show

Timeslot

Renewology

Name

A18-49

Skew

Last

y2y

TLa

Ty2y

R%

Last

True

Last

Dancing with the Stars Fall

1.6

19%

0.0

-16%

0%

-16%

1.61

+0.01

Conviction

0.7

21%

-0.1

-13%

-36%

14%

-4%

0.76

-0.10

ABC:

-2%

-20%

The Big Bang Theory

3.5

32%

+0.1

-10%

+3%

-10%

100%

+0%

3.08

+0.11

Kevin Can Wait

2.1

32%

0.0

0%

0%

75%

-3%

1.53

-0.03

2 Broke Girls

1.5

34%

-0.2

-12%

-17%

53%

-5%

1.29

-0.18

The Odd Couple

1.1

31%

-27%

-35%

-39%

16%

1.08

Scorpion

1.3

23%

0.0

-28%

0%

0%

88%

+10%

1.40

+0.05

CBS:

-6%

-11%

The Voice Fall

2.7

30%

-0.2

-10%

-7%

-10%

2.39

-0.13

Timeless

1.5

33%

+0.1

+7%

-29%

66%

+26%

1.28

+0.11

NBC:

-4%

-15%

Gotham

1.2

46%

+0.1

-8%

+9%

-8%

90%

+4%

1.26

+0.07

Lucifer

1.1

39%

+0.1

+10%

+83%

72%

+8%

1.12

+0.10

Fox:

+10%

+21%

Supergirl

0.9

43%

-0.2

-18%

+200%

100%

0%

0.85

-0.19

Jane the Virgin

0.4

47%

0%

+100%

0%

72%

0.34

CW:

0%

+86%

All:

-2%

-6%

Monday Night Football

2.99

46%

-0.34

-42%

The full table can be sorted by clicking any of the category names at the top. Hover over 'Last', 'y2y' and timeslot numbers for more information on the previous episode(s) being compared.